Last Update: 11/20/2024

Department of Commerce

Commerce directory
301 S Park, Helena 59601 841-2700
Website commerce.mt.gov
Montana Relay 711: TTY, Voice Carry Over (VCO), Hearing Carry Over (HCO), Speech-to-Speech (STS), Spanish and CapTel® Dial 711

DIRECTOR'S OFFICE

Director,
Paul Green
paul.green@mt.gov 841-2704
Deputy Director, Mandy Rambo mandy.rambo@mt.gov 841-2727
Executive Assistant, Isabelle Pollington isabelle.pollington2@mt.gov 841-2704
FAX # 841-2701

Office of Legal Affairs

Paralegal, Jada Maynor jada.maynor@mt.gov 841-2596
Chief Legal Counsel,
John Semmens
john.semmens@mt.gov 841-2558
Legal Counsel,
Tori Koch
torikoch@mt.gov 841-2899
Legal Counsel,
Brenda Elias
brenda.elias@mt.gov 841-2903
Legal Counsel, Amy Barnes amybarnes@mt.gov 841-2733

Office of Marketing and Communication

Chief Marketing & Communication Officer (CMO), 
Mitch Staley
mitch.staley@mt.gov 841-2322
Communication Director,
Anastasia Burton
anastasia.burton@mt.gov 841-2557
Communication Coordinator,
Todd Jackson
toddjackson@mt.gov 841-2811
Public Relations and Social Media Manager,
Nicole Gonzalez
nicole.gonzalez@mt.gov 841-2879
Copywriter, Aubrey Zemp aubrey.zemp@mt.gov 841-2909
Digital Media Director,
Ivan Junge
ivan.junge@mt.gov 841-2707
Digital Asset Coordinator, 
Tanner Everard 
tanner.everard@mt.gov 841-2907
Creative Director,
Pat Doyle
pdoyle@mt.gov 841-2948
International Marketing Director,
Vacant
Multimedia Content Manager, Amy Miller

amy.miller@mt.gov

841-2788
Project Manager,
Brandon Pendergast
brandon.pendergast@mt.gov 841-2897
Marcomm Operations Coordinator,
Katie Felde
katie.felde@mt.gov 841-2872

Office of Human Resources

Human Resources Manager,
Sarah Green
SarahGreen@mt.gov 841-2706
Human Resources Business Partner, Jessica Arnold jessica.arnold@mt.gov 841-2718
Human Resources Business Partner, Shannin Danko sdanko@mt.gov 841-2074
HR and Contracts Assistant,
Abi Higgins

abi.higgins@mt.gov 841-2717

Office of Accounting & Budget

Financial Manager, Ingrid Mallo imallo@mt.gov 841-2715
Accountant, Carissa Mason cmason@mt.gov 841-2712
Budget Manager, Craig Woods cwoods@mt.gov 841-2720
Accountant, Judy Clay judy.clay@mt.gov 841-2703
Accountant, Kassie Clement kassie.clement@mt.gov 841-2713
Accountant, Sarah Solomon ssolomon@mt.gov 841-2714
Accountant, Jo Morand jmorand@mt.gov 841-2798

Office of Information Technology

Information Technology Manager, Angie Miller angie.miller2@mt.gov 841-2705
Systems Analyst, Ian Bahr ianbahr@mt.gov 841-2721
Systems Analyst, Nick Worsley nick.worsley@mt.gov 841-2837
Network Administrator, Terry Meagher tmeagher@mt.gov 841-2722
IT Systems Support,
Isaac Richey
irichey@mt.gov 841-2726
DevOps Supervisor,
Norm Dwyer
ndwyer@mt.gov 841-2885
Tourism System Support, 
Olivia McManus
Olivia.McManus@mt.gov 841-2193
IT Systems Support, Donald Todd dtodd@mt.gov 841-2892
IT Systems Analyst, Wendy Jo Brown wjbrown@mt.gov 841-2193

Office of Business Attraction

Website CHOOSEMONTANA.COM
Business Attraction Manager,
Frederick Van Den Abbeel, ASBC®
fvan@mt.gov 406-841-2821
Business Attraction Community Liaison, 
Tony Brockman
tony.brockman@mt.gov 406-841-2905
Business Attraction Specialist,
Jaimie Charon
jaimie.charon@mt.gov 406-461-5620
Business Attraction Coordinator, Cameron Johnson camjohnson@mt.gov 406-841-2893

Research/Census & Economic Information Services

Website CEIC.MT.GOV
Bureau Chief, Mary Craigle mary.craigle@mt.gov 841-2742
Industry Program Manager,
Canon Luerkens
cluerkens@mt.gov 841-2034
Senior Research Economist, Ben Gill benjamin.gill@mt.gov 841-2739
Data Manager, Patrick Holland-Stergar patrick.holland-stergar@mt.gov 841-2719
GIS Coordinator, Dave Ritts dave.ritts@mt.gov 841-2030
Information Technology Specialist,
Dick Hanson
dhanson4@mt.gov 841-2743
Administrative Assistant, Maria Tromly mtromly@mt.gov 841-2740
Fax # 841-2731

DESTINATION MT

PO Box 200505
Helena, MT 59620-0505
 
841-2870
Website BRAND.MT.GOV
Division Administrator, Jenny Pelej jpelej@mt.gov 841-2896
Office Manager, Theresa Erickson theresa.erickson@mt.gov 841-2730
Fax # 841-2701

Montana Film Office

Website MONTANAFILM.COM
Film Commissioner, Allison Whitmer allison.whitmer@mt.gov 841-2881
Projects & Locations Coordinator,
Dan Molloy
dan.molloy@mt.gov 841-2880
Media Incentive & Grant Specialist, Kevann Campbell k2campbell@mt.gov 841-2883
Operations Coordinator, Laura Benedict laura.benedict@mt.gov 841-2764
Multimedia Coordinator, 
Emma Brandt
emma.brandt@mt.gov
Fax # 841-2701

Tourism Programs

Tourism Program Director,
Jamey Petersen
jpetersen@mt.gov 841-2894
Comms & Program Outreach Supervisor, Alana Cunningham alana.cunningham@mt.gov 841-2781
RAP/RLF/Resiliency Program Specialist, 
Taylor Tidwell
taylor.tidwell@mt.gov 841-2895
Marketing, Communications and Events Specialist, 
Alexandra Burrows
ABurrows@mt.gov 841-2894
Tourism Grants Program Administration Supervisor,
Michele Cushman
mcushman2@mt.gov 841-2796
Tourism Network and Technical Assistance Lead, Beth Storey BStorey@mt.gov 841-2887
Industry Compliance Specialist,
Barb Sanem
bsanem@mt.gov 841-2769
Tourism Outreach Coordinator, 
AshLy Tubbs
atubbs@mt.gov 841-2753
Made in Montana Program Specialist & Agritourism Grant Administrator,
Susan Joy
susan.joy@mt.gov 841-2868
Tourism Grant Program Specialist,
Rachel Mullen
rachel.mullen@mt.gov 841-2873

Budget & Operations

Deputy Division Administrator,
Anna Marie Moe
amoe@mt.gov 841-2797
Administrative Support,
Carmen Williams
carmenwilliams@mt.gov 841-2870
Administrative Support, Leslie Redden leslie.redden@mt.gov 841-2870
Fulfillment Specialist, Terry Brooks terry.brooks@mt.gov 841-2768

BUSINESS MT

Website BUSINESS.MT.GOV
Division Administrator, Mackenzie Espeland mackenzie.espeland@mt.gov 841-2732
Operations and Budget Analyst,
Sarah Jordt
sjordt@mt.gov 841-2026
Fax # 841-2701

 

Big Sky Economic Development Trust Fund/Workforce Training Grant

Program Specialist Lead, Vacant

Big Sky Economic Development Trust Fund

Program Specialist,
Kathy Bartlett
Kathy.Bartlett@mt.gov 841-2792
Program Specialist,
Vacant


Commerce Loan Fund

(Certified Regional Development Corporations/Micro Business Finance Program/Montana State Small Business Credit Initiative/Montana Wood Products Revolving Loan Fund)

Business Development Manager,
Olivia Kettenring
olivia.kettenring@mt.gov 841-2737
Revolving Loan Specialist,
Chris Ryan
chris.ryan@mt.gov 841-2594
Program Specialist, Jamie LeMieux jlemieux@mt.gov 841-2884

Office of Indian Country Economic Development

Program Manager,
TJ Altekruse
tj.altekruse@mt.gov 841-2061
Entrepreneurial Development Specialist, Vacant
Tribal Economic Development Commission Program Manager,
Marilyn Willson
marilyn.willson@mt.gov 841-2754
Tribal Tourism Officer, Rachelle Brown rachelle.brown@mt.gov 841-2734

Small Business Development Center

SBDC State Director, Chad Moore cmoore@mt.gov 841-2746
SBDC Associate Director, Lori Gilliland lgilliland@mt.gov 841-2716
SBDC Communications/Operations Specialist, Kealan Connors kconnors@mt.gov 841-2747

Office of Trade and International Relations

Website EXPORTMONTANA.COM
International Trade Manager,
Angie DeYoung
adeyoung@mt.gov 841-2783
International Trade Officer,
Katie Willcockson
kwillcockson@mt.gov 841-2750
International Marketing Officer,
Rebecca Bruno
rbruno@mt.gov 841-2724
International Trade Specialist, Justin Bilyeu JBilyeu@mt.gov 841-2096
Fax # 841-2701

COMMUNITY MT

Division website COMDEV.MT.GOV
PO Box 200523
Helena, MT 59620-0523
841-2770
Fax # 841-2771
Division Administrator, Galen Steffens galen.steffens@mt.gov 841-2784
Operations Manager, 
Stephanie M. Crider-Pridemore
scrider@mt.gov 841-2908
Legal Counsel, Amy Barnes 841-2733
Executive Assistant,
Anita Proul
anita.proul@mt.gov 841-2869
CDBG Coordinator,
Rosie Goldich
rose.goldich@mt.gov 841-2787
Outreach Coordinator, Jeanette Blize jblize@mt.gov 841-2782
Administrative Assistant, Vacant
Records Management Assistant,
Sandy Sysum
sandra.sysum@mt.gov 841-2550

Coal Board

Board Officer, Rachel Young rachel.young@mt.gov 841-2867

Hard Rock Mining Impact Board

Board Officer, Rachel Young rachel.young@mt.gov 841-2867

Montana Board of Horse Racing

Gary Koepplin gary.koepplin@mt.gov 406-369-1032

Infrastructure Programs

(CDBG, MCEP, Delivering Local Assistance)

Infrastructure Program Manager, Becky Anseth banseth@mt.gov 841-2865
Infrastructure Coordinator, Lindsey Siebrasse lindsey.siebrasse@mt.gov 841-2708
Program Specialist, Vacant

Program Specialist,
Matt Blank
matt.blank@mt.gov 841-2779
Program Specialist, 
Ashly Amato
aamato@mt.gov 841-2910
Program Specialist, 
Erin McKeon
erin.mckeon@mt.gov 841-2789
Program Specialist, 
Lynda O’Donnell
lynda.odonnell@mt.gov 841-2545

Planning Programs

(CTAP, CDBG, MCEP)

Community Resource Development Manager,
Maria Jackson
maria.jackson@mt.gov 841-2991
Community Planning Supervisor, 
Ann Schwend

ann.schwend@mt.gov 841-2819
Planner,
Dani Arps
dani.arps@mt.gov 841-2818
Planner,
Gus Byrom
gbyrom@mt.gov 841-2777
Program Specialist, 
Nikki Veneziano 
nikki.veneziano@mt.gov

841.2551

Program Specialist, 
Jess Johnson
jessica.johnson@mt.gov

841-2816

Program Specialist, 
Paige Bowsher
paige.bowsher@mt.gov 841-2752
Program Specialist,
Leslie D. Soule
leslie.soule@mt.gov 841-2226
Community Assistance Supervisor, Collin Zollinger collin.zollinger@mt.gov 841-2756

Community & Economic Vitality Programs

(Montana Main Street Program, CDBG-ED, Montana Historic Preservation Grant)

Program Supervisor, 
Jordan Conley
jordan.conley@mt.gov 841-2773
Program Specialist, 
Micky Zurcher
micky.zurcher@mt.gov 841-2863
Program Specialist,
Lauren Chapman
lauren.chapman@mt.gov 841-2794

MONTANA HOUSING

PO Box 200528
Helena, MT 59620-0528
 
Housing Website HOUSING.MT.GOV
Division Administrator, Cheryl Cohen cheryl.cohen@mt.gov 841-2844
Operations Manager, Joe DeFilippis joseph.defilippis@mt.gov 841-2826
Office Manager, Megan Surginer megan.surginer2@mt.gov 841-2824
Executive Assistant,
Stacey Purvis
stacey.purvis@mt.gov 841-2815
Toll Free Number 1-800-761-6264

Board of Housing

PO Box 200528
Helena, MT 59620-0528
 
Main Number 841-2840
Fax Number 841-2841
Accounting Manager,
Vicki Bauer
vibauer@mt.gov 841-2849
Accounting Supervisor, Ashley Miller ashley.miller@mt.gov 841-2856
Multifamily Manager, Jason Hanson jason.hanson@mt.gov 841-2845
Homeownership Manager, Jessica Michel jessica.michel@mt.gov 841-2849
Mortgage Accountant, Vacant

ARPA Housing

ARPA Housing Program Executive, Melissa Higgins melissa.higgins@mt.gov 841-2092

Mortgage Servicing

PO Box 200550
Helena, MT 59520-0550
841-2799
Main Number 841-2799
Manager, Mary Palkovich mpalkovich@mt.gov 841-2857
Toll Free Number 1-855-841-2799

Rental Assistance Programs

Box 200545
Helena, MT 59620-0545
 
Main Number 841-2830
Fax Number 841-2810
Manager, Kelly Shields keshields@mt.gov 841-2832

Community Housing Programs

(CDBG, HOME, HTF)

Community Housing Program Manager, Julie Flynn julie.flynn@mt.gov 841-2890
Program Specialist, Nicole Newman nnewman@mt.gov 841-2598
Program Specialist, Sharon Lofftus sharon.lofftus@mt.gov 841-2766
Program Specialist, Chandler Rowling chandler.rowling@mt.gov 841-2544
Program Specialist, Jen Stepleton jennifer.stepleton@mt.gov 841-2785
Program Specialist, Julle Engel julles.engel@mt.gov 841-2597

BOARD OF INVESTMENTS

PO Box 200126
2401 Colonial Drive
Helena, MT 59620-0126
 
444-0001
Website INVESTMENTMT.COM
Executive Director, Dan Villa BOI.ED@mt.gov 444-0001
Director of In-State Loan Program, Doug Hill BOI.Loans@mt.gov 444-1217
INTERCAP Program, Louise Welsh BOI.InterCap@mt.gov 444-0891
STIP, Jessilynn Salois BOI.STIP@mt.gov 444-0003
Executive Assistant & Board Secretary, Savannah Morgan BOI.BoardSec@mt.gov 444-6198

MONTANA FACILITY FINANCE AUTHORITY

PO Box 200506
1712 9th Avenue
Helena, MT 59620-0506
 
444-0052
Website MTFACILITYFINANCE.COM
Executive Director, Adam Gill adamgill@mt.gov 444-0259
Associate Director, Seth Lutter seth.lutter@mt.gov 444-5435
Senior Financial Specialist, Monica Birlut mbirlut@mt.gov 444-0039
C-PACE Program Manager, 
Carolyn Jones
cjones@mt.gov 444-3367
Fax # 444-0019

MONTANA HERITAGE PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

PO Box 338
300 W. Wallace St
Virginia City, MT 59755
 
843-5247


Website  MONTANAHERITAGECOMMISSION.MT.GOV
Executive Director,
Kal Poole
Kal.Poole@mt.gov 406-596-5655
Virginia City Office Fax 843-5468
McFarland Curatorial Center Fax 843-5447
Historic Site and Visitor Services Coordinator,
Kate Steeley
ksteeley@mt.gov 843-5600
Museum Technician, Marge Antolik mantolik@mt.gov 843-5247 x209
Preservation Specialist, Jeff Cleverley jeff.cleverley@mt.gov 843-5247 x239
Preservation Specialist, Safety Officer, Don Steeley don.steeley@mt.gov 843-5247 x239